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blithesome

[ blahyth-suhm, blahyth- ]

adjective

  1. lighthearted; merry; cheerful:

    a blithesome nature.



blithesome

/ ˈɪðə /

adjective

  1. literary.
    cheery; merry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٳdz, adverb
  • ˈٳdzԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ٳsdz· adverb
  • ٳsdz·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of blithesome1

First recorded in 1715–25; blithe + -some 1
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Example Sentences

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It is not long since the old and the young were to be seen together in the blithesome dance and the merry play.

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To make happy, blithesome, or joyous; to confer prosperity or happiness upon; to grant divine favor to.

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But when the far-off dust cloud To plaided legions grew, Full tenderly and blithesomely The pipes of rescue blew!

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This is the keynote of the Century—song, blithesome and gay as the birds, solemn and harmonious as the organ tones that accord so well with the great Latin hymns—everywhere song.

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My heart with happiness thou fillest, I seem again to be a boy Watching thee, gay, blithesome lover, O'er the bending grass-tops hover, Quivering thy wings for joy.

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